Who knew Knitting was useful

In Australia the penguin foundation has a campaign to knit sick penguins jumpers!

Yes this is a real thing. Penguins that have been in oil spills loose their waterproofing and also their insulation so they are unable to retain heat. The Foundation came up with the idea that whilst the animals are being cared for, to provide them with knitted jumpers to keep them warm.

The best part about this is anyone can get involved. If you can knit then you can help knit a jumper with the pattern available from
http://penguinfoundation.org.au/assets/Wildlife-rehabilitation/penguin-jumper-pattern-2014.pdf

To find out more info on such a brilliantly fun scheme see...
http://penguinfoundation.org.au/about-the-penguin-foundation/wildlife-rehabilitation/

http://www.captureyournite.com/culture/latest-news/wanted-volunteers-to-knit-little-woolly-jumpers-for-poorly-penguins/

Reading Week

Worried that you aren't doing enough reading on your reading week or some half one that I appear to be on? At least you have the comfort in knowing that these beautiful animals are doing enough for all of us...

And just like you they sometimes just want to give and take a nap to!

Is it bed time yet?

Ever wondered what animals do when they sleep?   A myth busting program called Animals at Night: Sleepover at the Zoo is on tonight at 21.00 on BBC4 to attempt to answer some of the puzzling questions about how animals sleep.

I hope that it will leave me with some great new facts to bust out with at random times but if not its bound to be another great BBC natural history documentary for you to pass the time watching.

To read more about what you can discover from the show view the link below, BUT it may spoil the great surprises if you read it before watching. You have been warned....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/26353141?ocid=socialflow_facebook

To get you in the mood here are some pictures of our sleepy friends.